Coping with the lionfish invasion: Can targeted removals yield beneficial effects?

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Frazer, Thomas K ^a   Jacoby, Charles A ^b   Edwards, Morgan A ^a   Barry, Savanna C ^a   Manfrino, Carrie M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Central Caribbean Marine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reefs; Invasive species; Maintenance management; Pterois spp

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; EPINEPHELINAE; PISCES; PTEROIS;

EID: 84866558457     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2012.700655     Document Type: Review

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